22h 13min, oct 12, 1491 y - Columbus Lands in the Americas

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Christopher Columbus was a Spanish explorer who is given credit for discovering America. He was given permission by the queen and king of Spain to sail and find a shortcut to get to India- a place full of spices and materials that Spain desired. He set sail on August 13, 1492. Instead of Asia, he ran into the area we now call the Caribbean.

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